Poll: Music acquiring habits?

How do you acquire music

  • Purchase CDs

    Votes: 64 20.0%

  • Purchase digitally (iTunes etc)

    Votes: 50 15.6%

  • Stream with an online service such as Spotify, Napster etc.

    Votes: 62 19.4%

  • Other means (for example Torrents, P2P etc)

    Votes: 144 45.0%
  • Total voters
    320
I wouldn't be able to use Spotify, I believe it doesn'y play the music I ewquire, so instead I goto internet radio sites :p
 
Delvis said:
I wouldn't be able to use Spotify, I believe it doesn'y play the music I ewquire, so instead I goto internet radio sites :p
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Have you checked if it has your music? There's some very obscure stuff on there. If you name three bands you like, I can check for you and send you an invite if they're there.
 
Lysander said:
Have you checked if it has your music? There's some very obscure stuff on there. If you name three bands you like, I can check for you and send you an invite if they're there.
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Evil Activities, Angerfist, Masters of Hardcore :p...DJ's etc really

It'll have metal bands that I like, its just the other stuff, which is why i havent bothered
 
D if im honest. It's been years since i've bought a CD however I do get the odd song from iTunes if i struggle to find it elsewhere.

I recently helped my dad move house and I looked at his old record collection. It blew my mind how much work went it them with the sleeves and the booklet with pictures of the band and stories etc. Guess thats all been lost these days.
 
Steve_bullockuk said:
D if im honest. It's been years since i've bought a CD however I do get the odd song from iTunes if i struggle to find it elsewhere.

I recently helped my dad move house and I looked at his old record collection. It blew my mind how much work went it them with the sleeves and the booklet with pictures of the band and stories etc. Guess thats all been lost these days.
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Well if you brought a CD you'd know that they tend to still put pictures in the cover along with song lyrics :p
 
combination of them all really.

depends if i can get it via digi download from trackitdown etc, d obv for trying it out before i buy (unless it's something from ram records and you can't get it for about a year cos they're whores :D)
 
D if I'm honest. It is way too easy to download music these days, compared to buying CDs and even easier then iTunes etc.
 
Delvis said:
Evil Activities, Angerfist, Masters of Hardcore :p...DJ's etc really

It'll have metal bands that I like, its just the other stuff, which is why i havent bothered
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It has individual tracks from EA and MoH, and a full album from Angerfist. I think it's worth getting since there's a lot of new stuff you'll discover as well. I'll email you an invite.

mglover070588 said:
You are correct.
It is more that I simply don't care about the reasons :p. Music is viewed as something that is free by young adults.
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Indeed. The goalposts have moved too far to be moved back. It's a dying industry and there's nothing that can be done about it.
 
semi-pro waster said:
A) or occasionally B) but I prefer the physical media, there's also a greater inclination for me play the CD right the way through once it's on and therefore hear it as the band/producer intended it originally - after a few listens I might skip tracks but I prefer to try it all initially.
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This, I love the physical media (still pick up vinyl), but if I need it quickly, or I can't find it locally, I get some via legal download.
 
Surprising how many people have mentioned Spotify, over free services like Last.fm
 
1) If I can, I'll buy it digitally on iTunes or Amazon. I've not tried any of the other download services. For bands that give their music away for free, I'll download it from their sites.
2) For bands who don't allow their music to be sold digitally (AC/DC spring to mind) I'll buy the CD online.
3) For music that is unobtainable legally (typically mashups that have been taken down under the DMCA, or occasionally albums that are out of print - 2Pac's best of, for example) I'll use torrents.

I used to download a fair bit of music from Napster and Kazaa back in the day, but it's extremely rare that I'll download music illegally nowadays.
 
I like owning the pukka disk. I usually hear a track on the radio and Amazon 1click d/l.. It's only about 69 pence which is somewhat different back in the days of 45's. I then often buy the cd from Amazon.

I miss the 12" vinyl picture disks though.
 
If I know the band I'll get the CD.
If I don't know the band I'll download it on the fly and then buy the CD if I like it.
If I know the band, want the full back catalogue, and can't afford it (for example Dylan) I'll download on the fly then slowly buy the albums over time.

I never pay for a digital copy. If I'm paying money I'll be getting a hard copy.
 
Crizzy said:
There is no money in selling music anymore, it's all about touring, merch and royalties.
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The problem is that because CD sales are dropping (where traditionally the band only end up making like 2p per disc because the label and associated blood-suckers would take everything else) labels are looking for other ways to make money which has an impact on touring/merch money the band would traditionally get a bigger % of. There's no doubt major labels have a pretty reprehensible model of business (read: http://www.negativland.com/albini.html) but at the same time unless you're already established like Nine Inch Nails then you can't expect to make a living from your creative output doing everything yourself.
 
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